Run Printopia on your Mac to share its printers to any capable iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Printopia will also add virtual printers, allowing you to save print-outs to your Mac and send to apps.
Wireless Printing To Your Mac's Printers
Whether you have an inkjet printer plugged into your Mac, a laser printer plugged into your router or even a network printer, if your Mac can print to it, Printopia will share it. Printopia even supports many password-protected printers.
Easy, Instant Set-up
Ecamm
What's New
Version 2.1.6:
Fixes an issue where Kodak Hero printers may print in monochrome mode.
Fixes an issue where output to label printers was not positioned correctly.
Fixes an issue where an extra blank page may be printed.
Fixes an issue with apps that can't open PDFs showing up in the "Send to Application" menu.
Since Upgrading to the 2.1.6 version, every time I boot my MacBook, I receive the following error:
Do you want the application "Printiopia Server.app" to accept incoming network connections?
Sent 2 support requests in a week about this but no response from the developer.
The "incoming requests" are from the iPads/iPhones/iPods that want to print. Your mac processes each request and passes it along to the appropriate printer. The error message is your mac's firewall asking you to allow Printopia to do this.
Now I can save PDFs from my iPad! I bought Printopia because I wanted to be able to print from my iPad occasionally, and it's a lot cheaper than buying a new Airprint-compatible printer. Well, it turns out I'm using it a lot more to create PDFs than to print. Until Apple adds "save as PDF" to iOS, Printopia does a great job of filling the gap.
I had the same experience as the last reviewer. I downloaded the demo, printed from my iPhone, and bought the registered version all in about 5 minutes. I you want to print from your iPhone or iPad and don't have an AirPrint printer or a network printer with its own IP address, Printopia is the way to go.
This program worked so well and was so easy to set up and use that I actually contacted the company and asked them where I could go on the web to write a review.
This utility is the current record holder for my shortest demo copy evaluation time prior to purchase; under 40 seconds. It's that good. Extremely simple install, configures itself immediately, works flawlessly. An outstanding value.
This software was part of a bundle I bought. I do not have any iOS device myself, but all my friend does.
This little software will transform your Mac into a Print Server for iOS devices. If you're on the same local network, your iOS device will see via Bonjour your printers through your Mac. Of course, your Mac needs to be ON. No need to install complex drivers on your iOS device. No need to even buy an iOS compatible printer. If it works on your Mac, it will wor on your iOS.
One of the feature I like the most, is that you can Print as a PDF or JPG to your Mac. your friends wants to send you a picture? no need to send it via email, or transfert it via USB, all you have to do is to "print" it by choosing to send it to your Mac. No hassle.
I love this product! My wife prints duplex documents from her iPad to a Canon multifunction box with no idea that any sort of proxy magic is going on. Just the way it should be.
Printopia "just works" and in the bargain lets you "print" documents as pdf files to Preview on other Macs on your network. That feature alone is worth the price of the software. Printing from your iOS devices is a bonus ;-)
The fact that this application still supports PPCs running 10.5 just rocks my world. Like others have said, it "just works". I have an old G4 Mac Mini acting as an office server. Printopia just increased the usefulness that old machine.
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Run Printopia on your Mac to share its printers to any capable iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Printopia will also add virtual printers, allowing you to save print-outs to your Mac and send to apps.
Wireless Printing To Your Mac's Printers
Whether you have an inkjet printer plugged into your Mac, a laser printer plugged into your router or even a network printer, if your Mac can print to it, Printopia will share it. Printopia even supports many password-protected printers.
Easy, Instant Set-up
Ecamm puts ease of use first. Double-click to install Printopia, and within seconds see most any connected printers on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. You'll also see Printopia's "Send To Mac" and "Send To Dropbox on Mac" virtual printers. That's it!
Serious Security For Privacy and Peace of Mind
With the addition of password protection for your printers, Printopia is a great solution for a shared environment such as an office of classroom. Industry standard encryption protects your print jobs between your iOS device and your Mac.
Save Paper With A Printopia Virtual Printer
Printopia adds a "Send To Mac" printer to your network. This virtual printing option will save a PDF or JPG file directly to your Mac. No need to waste paper next time you need to print a confirmation page.
Print To Your Mac's Dropbox Folder
Dropbox.com users can print PDF and JPG files directly to the Mac's Dropbox folder. Dropbox will take care of syncing your printouts for access anywhere you go.
Works With Leopard and PowerPC Macs
Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) and PowerPC Mac users won't get left out in the cold. Printopia is happy to serve you.
+3
Fordomatic reviewed on 26 Apr 2012
Do you want the application "Printiopia Server.app" to accept incoming network connections?
Sent 2 support requests in a week about this but no response from the developer.
+264
Drdul reviewed on 10 Apr 2012
+3
+3
mlibrescu reviewed on 19 Mar 2012
This program worked so well and was so easy to set up and use that I actually contacted the company and asked them where I could go on the web to write a review.
+7
Bazineta reviewed on 11 Mar 2012
+1
+1
Guizmo85 reviewed on 14 Feb 2012
This little software will transform your Mac into a Print Server for iOS devices. If you're on the same local network, your iOS device will see via Bonjour your printers through your Mac. Of course, your Mac needs to be ON. No need to install complex drivers on your iOS device. No need to even buy an iOS compatible printer. If it works on your Mac, it will wor on your iOS.
One of the feature I like the most, is that you can Print as a PDF or JPG to your Mac. your friends wants to send you a picture? no need to send it via email, or transfert it via USB, all you have to do is to "print" it by choosing to send it to your Mac. No hassle.
+1
Breamrockmetteller reviewed on 23 Nov 2011
+7
JohnKHeath reviewed on 29 Oct 2011
+7
Chocky reviewed on 29 Sep 2011
+9
Pwenzel reviewed on 07 Sep 2011
Got in the Macupdate Promo Bundle. Can't beat the price.
-1
Matthiasr reviewed on 07 Sep 2011
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